₦airaland Forum

Oildichotomy:
Lagosians are divided on this issue -- He can't speak for Lagosians solely because he is the governor.

The ethnocentric Lagosians will vote Buhari not because they think Buhari will do any better but because they think GEJ is the reason for their frustration and voting against him will automatically erode the frustration.

An equal chunk will vote GEJ not because they think GEJ has "taken them to the moon" but because of the lack of a better alternative and I believe I relate with this line of reasoning than the former

naijasaints:
70% of lagos youths are saying Sai Buhari.

jobinto:
When I visited Ibadan, there’s a Yoruba lamentation that I found quite amusing. It’s usually a retort to a victimization of some description that they can’t explain: ki ni mo se fun yin? In the Nigerian parlance, it translates to “wetin I do for you?” In case there are non-Nigerians reading this, it means “what have I done to deserve this persecution?” Chief Kola Aderemi wrote in The Nation of December 23 that President Jonathan must have something against the Yoruba to allow for such sustained ill-treatment. “Nothing illustrates President Jonathan’s hatred for Yoruba,” he said, “better than the way he removed some Yoruba people from key positions on allegation of being too close to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. To buttress my point, I recalled how he removed Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary. Mr. Yomi Bolarinwa was removed as DG of Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, Otunba Segun Runsewe was removed as DG of Nigerian Tourism Development Commission (NTDC) and they were replaced with Igbo people.” Here is a selection of other Yoruba people that Jonathan sacked: Mr. Olu Oluleye, Executive Secretary, the Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) was sacked by Jonathan. CEO of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Dr. Samuel Oduselu was also sacked. Stella Oduah, sacked eight general managers at the FAAN in 2014, six of whom were Yoruba. The same minister employed 75 workers, 40 of whom were from the Southeast, her geo-political zone. The minister sacked the Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Captain Adebayo Araba and replaced him with Captain Chinyere Kalu from the Southeast. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mrs. Ola Onagoruwa, was sacked for “undisclosed reasons”. In fact, immediately after Yar’adua died, Jonathan went on Yoruba sacking spree. The result being, other than appointment that are constitutionally required, Yorubas are nowhere in his government. The Yorubas moved from the number one (position of President Obasanjo) to number 22. I’m not exactly sure how this reckoning was done, but it serves my purposes to use it. Whatever Jonathan has been told however, Yorubas don’t deserve this neglect. Many of them voted for him in 2011, but he’s got this weird conviction that those who voted him in the Southwest and the North are the Igbos resident in those areas. I sometimes do my morning jog with a Yoruba woman, a Muslim, who told me that in 2011 she voted Jonathan because she thought that was justice – because Niger Delta produces a chunk of the government income; however, she wouldn’t repeat that mistake again not because Jonathan dislikes the Yoruba people, but because the guy is useless to everybody, including the long suffering people of the Niger Delta. My own friend for many years, also a Yoruba Muslim, gave me the same reason for supporting Jonathan in 2011. I keep getting this “sense of justice” reason from the Yoruba people that I’m beginning to think that must something embedded in their culture. During our time in the diaspora, I had many Nigerian friends. The most religious of us and one of my closest neighbours is a Yoruba Muslim. Obviously, from the stories he told, his old father in Nigeria was also religious; in 2011, however, he told us his father was preparing to vote for Goodluck Jonathan. Make of that what you will but, the northern Yoruba and their southern brethren – Muslim and Christian – supported the president four years ago. It’s the reason why the Yoruba people shouldn’t let this betrayal go unpunished. The fortunate thing for Nigerians and particularly my party, is that many of them have long resolved to do this. That sense of justice will be used to shoot down Jonathan this month. You are an intelligent set of people. Do us all a favour, I call upon you in supplication, don’t vote Jonathan. As of this moment, the only Yoruba group which supports Jonathan is Afenifere. However, even Afenifere is divided. Afenifere Renewal Organization, ARG, said they didn’t support the endorsement of Jonathan enacted by Yinka Odumankin’s group. So the authentic Afenifere doesn’t support the president. The Oodua organization based in the US also distanced itself from the self-serving endorsement of Odumankin’s group. Civil rights activist, Moshood Erubami, summed it up: “No real Yoruba man or woman who supports a pan-Yoruba political and developmental agenda will vote for Jonathan in the coming election, because the Southwest has not gained anything from his administration. So let’s have a bloc vote from this intelligent and enterprising race. Jonathan shouldn’t continue, Yorubas must not allow him!

Ngozievergreeen:
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Tribalist fool, you can continue to rant and blame the SW for your misfortune. You are a nonentity and will be shamed soon. Useless goat.

barcanista:
1. FEDERAL LEVEL:
According to "Saint" APC, change is when those men that were prominent in federal leadership between 1999-2007 turn their back on the PDP and pledge loyalty to them. All major players as at then are now "change agents" except the Senate Presidents.
President 1999-2007- Obasanjo (the navigator)
Vice President(1999-2007)- Atiku Abubakar the "defender" of democracy and APC Chieftain.
Speaker of House of Reps (2003-2007)- Bello Mansari(APC Gov Candidate in Katsina)
Only the Senate Presidents between those times are in PDP.

Perhaps, APC Atiku will tell PDP Jonathan that "PDP has been ruling for 15years)

2. Progress is When You swap your PDP Card For APC even after being a major flop as a office holder.
Let's see...
Bukola Saraki has been a governor for 8 years in Kwara state, now a Senator, yet the Kwarans are living in misery while he is living in plenty. He swapped party, he is now a progress whether an average Kwaran likes it or not. His stooge Gov Ahmed is also a "progress" because his loyalty to oga is more important than to Kwara.
The same people that said "PDP has failed in Kwara" as at 2011 are the same people dancing progressive is in Kwara in 2013-2015.

3. Change Is When You Kill the FOI:
The "navigator" Obasanjo had refused to sign the FOI when the NASS sent it to him in March 2007.
The "wonder" Governor Fashola refused to honor request by SERAP by disclosing how he spent money meant for education for 5 years. His response was "Lagos Is not bound by FOI"
SERAP took Lagos to Court in Jan 2014... http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/foi-lagos-gov-court-spending-education-lagos/
Though the Court ruled that FOI does not need to be domesticated in states, it also ruled no state is obligated to it because it was passed by NASS. The question is what are they hiding? APC states Lagos, Imo and Rivers have been refusing requests.
N/B: SERAP is one among many that had written to the LASG concerning information.
Jonathan signed it into law in 2011. Governments of developed nations all over the world practice it http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_information_laws_by_country
But our "change agents" would rather not.
Question: how can we check fraud without FOI in place?

3. Change Is When You Relegate Your loyal Associates To Satisfy "angry" PDP Govs:
Let's see...
Buba Marwa has been in Adamawa CPC since 2011, he contested against PDP Nyako twice and followed through to the merger.
Ibrahim Shekarau has been in Kano ANPP since 2003 where he rose to be Governor for 8years. He was a key member of the merger process.
Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State has always been an opposition since 1998. He was ANPP governor for 8years and then he formed DPP before moving to ACN. He was part of the merger.
Alhaji Muhammed Balgore of Kwara State has been with AC since I have known. He contested for Gov against Saraki in 2007 and Ahmed in 2011. He was part of the merger.

All the aforementioned people were dumped by the party after the merger with party structure handed over to the Cross-over PDP Govs.
Kwankwaso took Kano, Nyako took Adamawa, Wamakko took Sokoto, Saraki/Ahmed took Kwara. The now exLeaders were relegated because they "have no money". They all moved to PDP.
That is the #Change! Not forgeting Akpan Udoedehe treatment.

4. Change Is When You Have 2 Fmr PDP National Chairmen Leading Your Rank:
Chief Audu Ogbeh and Barnabas Germade were PDP Chairmen under Segun Obasanjo/Atiku Abubakar administration. Today, all these men are shouting #Change when they were in government between 1999-2007. The case of Germade is worse. He was elected PDP Senator in 2011 but fell out with Suswam for the PDP ticket for 2015. He moved to APC and within 24hrs he was given the ticket. Halelluyah he's now a #Change agent.

5. It is Progressive For Okorocha To Move from PDP to AA to ANPP to PDP to APGA and to APC, but it is unpatriotic and lack of ideology for barcanista to switch support from GEJ to APC and Back to GEJ after seeing the hypocrisy, despite the fact that he was Never a card carring member.
It is okay for Amaechi to move from PDP that he was elected for 15years to APC, but it becomes treachery and foolish for Nuhu Ribadu to move to PDP that gave him a platform as a policeman.

6. Change is when Opeyemi Bamidele is tagged a traitor because he demanded that there should be primaries and he exercise his right to aspire to rule Ekiti. On the flip side, it is democratic for the jagaban to determine who get what in APC.

Fellow Nigerians, Buhari is a decent man though not perfect but the men he's with are "change" agents. We don't need such kind of retrogressive change.

Add yours...

tbaba1234:
It is a choice of two godfathers. I prefer Tinubu.

APC (ACN) has done well in Lagos, particularly under fashola. They have a structure in place that is working. It is far from perfect. They have many faults but Lagos is among the top 3 best governed state in Nigeria.

A PDP government comes with uncertainties, Bode George, Ogunlewe and Obanikoro. The wrong characters surround Agbaje.

Gbawe:
The entire world now privy to how GEJ uses Nigeria's wealth and institutions to further his own private agenda. Shameful. A total disgrace to Nigeria. Jonathan's situation has become untenable and I don't see how he can escape humiliation at the polls if elections are free and fair.

2rutalk1:
I am a witness to this. It is happening right now in Amuwo Odofin L.G.A of Lagos State, especially Oriade LCDA. If your name has anything like "Chi " or so getting your PVC from them will be a difficult task. I know one APC man who is in charge of collecting/hoarding PVCs belonging to non-indigens in the area.

alaoeri:
Those that are shouting Igbos are denied PVC, are Igbos the only non indigene in Lagos? & the previous thread regarding this issue on front page clearly stated that Fashola was behind the whole scenario what a mischief on the part of the op, inability to collect PVC in Lagos affected Hausas, Yorubas, Lagos indigenes, other tribes & not only Igbos wonder why Igbos are the only ones claiming the victims.

handie:
Source

chimsimdindu:
GOOD MOVE ; THOUGH I WONT BE DISTRACTED ON MY MARCH 4 BUHARI !

LoveDecay:
I agree its a kind hearted gesture, but such gestures are meant for women. It should be the wives of the 1st and 2nd citizens of this country to host such a party.

What Jonathan ought to have done, would be to go to Adamawa were he claims the military campaign against boko haram is claimed to be succeeding. Sit down on the fields in a tent with as many soldiers as can manage and spend sometime.

Jonathan only looks for easy kills, he always fails to depict this masculine persona presidents around the world strive for.

www.c-span.org/video/?c4464476/thanksgiving-iraq
bush thanksgiving in irAQ

Biden visits Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq

SkyBlue1:
He couldn't ensure that their fathers were properly armed with the right equipment or tackle the corruption that sent so many of the soldiers to the front under equipped, but we are expected to go gaga over pictures of him holding some photo opportunity token valentine shindig and marvel at the depths of his generousity. Some people have no brain but will keep shouting Jonathan till 2019. Absolutely no shame or sense of morality at all. The very idea of enduring another four years of this presidency is utterly depressing.

olatunji21:
We want Buhari
We want Change
Sai Baba
March4Buhari

Nneka123:
really? ain't you male? you should support this. oh well..lol

Curiouser:
Lesson for the Igbos; Never put all your eggs in one basket. Win or loss, Yorubas win.

symbian03:
Ode! should okada riding be the best and only way of survival for the youths? why are you so idiotic? come to think of it, most of these okada riders are graduates and some have skills. I prefer a govt that discourage the youths from risking their lives and other people's.

Thank you

RedArrow:
It only shows how shallow minded and foolish some people are.

Fashola placed ban on Okada on the high way. This drastically reduced the number of Okada related accident. The wise one among them bought Tri-cycle, and they moved on.

The Graduate who Jonathan couldn't provide job for resulted to riding Okada and they still go about endorsing, suffering and smiling.

dre11:
Hum




Traffic gridlock...... Like say we don't live in Lagos and know how bad the traffic is

After all..... The witches and wizard have endorsed him
The oracle from India have done his own
The phonographic queen have endorsed him
The militant have endorsed him
A section of afenifere have endorsed him.
The indigbo have done theirs
The Ijaw youth movement of Niger delta university have also done its own
Association of clowns he employed has media guru have also endorsed him


So, who is next on the line to endorse him again
#continue sipping my Origin has listen to Barry White (practice what you preach)

ascaris:
Lagos mainland experienced an unusual gridlock on Monday as tricycle and okada riders from across the country under the aegis of the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association (NACTOMORAS) gathered in Lagos to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office.
Since Monday and we are just seeing this. APC is in charge of the media houses.

SomebodyLovesMe:
Corruption has galloped in GEJ's tenure. I have close friends in high political positions (including members of his own party), who have lamented about this for years.

The only people who cannot see this are GEJ' clueless supporters.

SomebodyLovesMe:
OP, you have made the right decision.

Buhari is far from perfect, but he is the best cure for Nigeria's worst disease: corruption.

Kingofdevils:
You're not based in Nigeria but you're shouting psy Buhari

Hmmm that's a confirmation that online polls doesn't win election

I am sure that most apc bastards are like you


Buhari is a terrorist and you know that
Apc is bokoharam

oshyno:
General Obasanjo has just debunked rumour that he has endorsed Buhari. Speaking with Channels correspondent in london where the general was launching his controversial book "my watch" debunked the news making the round that he has endorsed buhari.

He said he is still making assesment of the two candidates and will make his position known after conviction on who between Buhari and Jonathan will perfom better.

Source: Channels tv

ismhab:
Remarkable how i wish u will try it this time around nd c how we are going to massacre u again, we will starve u to death, we will kill all moving things including chickens and lizards

ismhab:
Kettykin oju ikwu run for his life 2 ivory coast, but 4 Nzeogwu we killed him, and we killed ironsi, tit 4 tat, not to talk of the over 2 million igbos and their mercenaries

azzima:
same way you hammerheads were taunting the Hausas until they started eliminating you guys. just keep at it until it happens in Lagos.you guys don't think we your heads. You think with your mouths

azzima:
same way you hammerheads were taunting the Hausas until they started eliminating you guys. just keep at it until it happens in Lagos.you guys don't think we your heads. You think with your mouths

EUROBOMBER:
Loads of shiit. Nigeria will continue to exist and the Igbos will take their place. You should pray that the APC succeeds or because if they don't, the yorubas will forever be remain in opposition

Coward, what are you waiting for to declare your odua republic

ismhab:
Kettykin sorry to say jonalooter is a sinking boat, he is just postdating his date of defeat, he is just looking 4 his shoe to return back to otueke.